New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the Prime Minister's proposed visit to Israel, questioning the timing of the trip amid escalating violence in Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that Israel's "dispossession and displacement of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has intensified and drawn worldwide condemnation," and claimed that "Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza continue mercilessly."He further expressed concern over reports of possible military escalation in the region, stating, "Israel and the US are planning air assaults on Iran."Against this backdrop, Ramesh criticised the Prime Minister's planned enga...